Her words practically revealed her identity.

With her designer outfit, fancy handbag, and the fact that she just ordered over fifty cups of coffee for everyone, my colleagues were totally buying into what Nicole was saying.

Emily, who had mocked me earlier, even rolled her eyes dramatically.

"I knew there had to be a reason she's always popping into Mr. Brooks's office. Turns out she's just trying to seduce him!"

"No, it was my dad, I was going to-"

I tried to explain, but my voice was drowned out by the chatter around me.

They had no idea what was really going on, yet they were acting like they'd witnessed everything.

"Honestly, Victoria is totally trying to get with Mr. Brooks. I saw her leaning toward him in the elevator."

"Come on, he's old enough to be her dad! How desperate can she be? She's willing to throw away her dignity for a paycheck."

"Just because Mr. Brooks' wife is out of the country handling the branch office. She thinks she has a chance now."

"What a joke. She got caught red-handed and still has the nerve to deny it."

Suddenly, a cold cup of coffee, complete with ice cubes, splashed all over my desk, ruining the reports I had worked all night to prepare.

Emily, the instigator, didn't flinch. She raised an eyebrow at me, feigning innocence.

"Oh, sorry about that!

"My hands just get a little shaky when I see someone like you. It's hard to hold back my urge to slap you."

Her smug face made me see red. Without thinking, I grabbed the soaked report from my desk and slammed it right into her, splattering her with cold coffee.

She screamed, furious, "Victoria, have you lost your mind?"

That dress Emily bought just a few days ago cost her a fortune.

As soon as she arrived at the office, she couldn't help but show off.

She even let out a dramatic sigh, saying, "My husband insisted on buying this for me. I couldn't stop him if I tried!"

Watching her fume, wanting to lunge at me, I stood my ground and pointed to the security camera in the corner that was still recording.

"Fighting is against company policy. Anyone caught will be fired. Emily, are you really willing to risk your job?"

It was like I had thrown a bucket of cold water on her. She forced herself to calm down, glancing at her stained dress.

"Doesn't your hitting a colleague count as breaking the rules, too?"

I smirked. "Oops, my bad. Total accident.

"Just like your hands, mine can't help but move whenever they see someone like you acting all high and mighty."

Emily was practically seething, and Nicole looked just as displeased.

She stepped closer, looking like she wanted to say something more.

Just then, my dad's assistant knocked on the door, signaling Nicole to step out.

She had no choice but to drop her attack on me and turned to leave.

But as she walked past, she leaned in, lowering her voice to threaten me.

"You're gonna regret this. I'll have my dad kick you out of here."